Cuba has a strong tradition in the performing arts. Cuban musicians, playing in a range of styles, are world renowned. The Cuban National Ballet (& 7/...

Rumayor offers up a nightly cabaret-style show in its large outdoor amphitheater space. The show here leans more on Afro-Cuban dances and traditions t...

Viñales has a couple of low-key little bars on the main road through town and, if you’re lucky, there might be a concert taking place at the local ...

Start your evening with a stroll and mingle on Calle José Martí. If you get tired of that, you can check out what’s playing at the Cine Caribe, Ca...

Matanzas is a quiet city without much nightlife, with one notable exception. The younger sister to the venerable Tropicana in Havana, Tropicana Matanz...

The new Egrem-run Casa de la Música, Avenida Playa (& 45/66-7568), kicks off at 10:30pm with different shows and turns into a disco afterward. Admiss...

Perhaps my favorite place for a show is the new La Comparsita , Calle 60 and Avenida 3 (& 45/66-7415), which is a lovely open-air space built to re-c...

The biggest draw in town is the Club El Benny, Av. 54 no. 2907 (the Bulevar) between Calles 29 and 31 (& 43/55-1105). There’s a nightly cabaret show...

There’s a Cartelera Cultural board with weekly events listings posted in a building at 432 Ignacio Agramonte. Built in 1850, the neoclassical Teatro...

All of the all-inclusive hotels provide free nightly entertainment of varying quality; as a general rule, the stages, dancers, and musicians increase ...

Decades of raw and infectious Cuban music seep from the walls of this legendary live music venue, the greatest of the country’s Casas de la Trova. ...

This cultural center has a full schedule of music events and other goings-on starting between 4 and 7pm Thursday to Sunday. The program is eclectic, ...

This bar occupies the entire 15th floor of the Meliá Santiago hotel and has stunning 360-degree views of Santiago. Live jazz and Cuban tunes can be ...